スベタ

noun

bitch; ugly woman; witch

Strongly derogatory slang for a woman, implying she is ugly, mean, or contemptible. Derived from Portuguese 'espada' (spade), originally referring to the card suit, then to a low-value card, and later to a worthless woman.

from Portuguese espada

• あのスベタ、また陰かげで悪わる口ぐち言いってたよ。

  That bitch was talking behind my back again.

• スベタ呼よばわりされて、彼かの女じょは泣なき出だした。

  She burst into tears when she was called an ugly witch.

noun

1-point card; junk card

In hanafuda, a low-value card (1 point). This is the original meaning, from Portuguese 'espada' (spade suit). Now mainly a historical or game-specific term.

See also: 素札

• 花はな札ふだでは、スベタは1点いってんの札ふだだ。

  In hanafuda, a subeta is a 1-point card.